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Gingrich Takes Georgia

Newt Gingrich sweeps home state of Georgia, WSJ's Jerry Seib has the details on Campaign Journal. Photo: Associated Press.

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... so which is the is more until a close the polls are closing right now in Georgia of Beaumont and the chance of living of the results say as soon as they come and ... welcome to campaign journal I'm Simon Constable iOS Slide John Bussey will join us and within the hour ... um we look forward to let ... us take a quick look at the latest polls now and for Georgia ... and definitely got the last EP common average and at this point ... sorry this one's Ohio ... aam and it settled Romney and Santorum neck and neck thirty three nine thirty two seventy Gingrich and Ron Cole way down to play down the ... that the pathway that Ohio slim lead is seen as a state of the crown jewel in the whole the Super Tuesday even though it doesn't it doesn't have the most ... votes ... okay ... um that that is something will be paying close attention to ... financial results and how they fit him as ... come let's go straight now to Jerry side of the Wall Street Journal he joins us now from Washington DC thanks for being that Jerry ... this is clearly a big dead uncle that super choose a fund nothing ... what's at stake ... well I think that what's the state really here is the sense of direction in the Republican nominating process and origami no ... decisive blows struck tonight but ... give Mitt Romney could put ... a considerable distance between himself and the rest of the field tonight ... and not just a bit in percentage terms but in actual delegate ... account it can turn ... yet that that ... the states to watch Ohio which everybody realizes is probably the ... biggest one that's in contention tonight Georgia has the most delegates but ... that's Newt Gingrich's home state it's almost been conceded to him ... and so you gotta watch Georgia ICD Gorge on high-end Gorge Tennessee which is an important ... state in the south where Mitt Romney would like to make a statement that he can win not just an investor Midwest ... in the south as well and if he does that ... he's got a pretty good argument that beer is they need to forgive is the frontrunner in this race is his name is Joe Cocker we have some breaking news now Jerry and though the AP is calling on my new Gingrich the win in Georgia ... and to generate not a huge surprise that right ... no know exactly I mean it it basically punches a ticket for Newt Gingrich to continue his campaign for a while I ate I don't really expect that new Gingrich did treat me well they were last night if he does that would be a surprise as well there are some states where he might ... in Oklahoma will be interesting to watch Oklahoma is actually a fairly big state ... but not very well mind in terms of polling data some of these very sure it would seem to be Rick Santorum country ... but the place for Newt Gingrich can also do well ... elsewhere he doesn't seem to have ... a whole lot of stroke right now but this was because he's focused almost entirely on Georgia ... in the last week to ten days knowing that he had to do well they are ... and sustain this campaign and looks is if he's done that and is this comes by it and it is this thing with most delegates at stake tonight so that's coming Televisa v Fannie Freddie to write ... write exactly and ... you know I think that's a pre much a foregone conclusion think will be hearing soon ... yet in Massachusetts is a call from Iranian be stunning if not probably for a month as well so there's some states one the board tonight sign in that ... aisle where I don't think the the I pad is much and doubt and and they're not can it be for Jake Lee influence on the way people think about the race and then there are others ... I you know the Oklahoma's of Tennessee's ... and Ohio's us discussing earlier when that will be important perception terms and in in real dollar terms on other stimulants is the how the boat so aam what how the delegate count walk since it's been sucked in some cases you can get will box and in some cases you get ... only a portion of the Basel the top two candidates comics can you explain a little but about euro about what's because it's not it's not all this if you not we deeply involved in politics as of right ... and and this is an important point for Rick Santorum tonight in particular was that it didn't mention is Virginia where it's almost certain that the Romney will win the state the only competition has a Virginia ... is Ron Paul because Ron Paul's healing of the guy who got the signatures and qualified to be on